Fredericksburg Hillbillies Lead All-District Honors in 14B Picks
The Fredericksburg Hillbillies secure four spots on the mythical All-District 14B football team with Langerhans Molter Nixon and Althaus named. Rocksprings also nabbed multiple selections while honorable mentions include Ratliff Freeman and others. The team was chosen by eight district 14B coaches led by Lane and Guffin Llano. A Pep Squad banquet crowned Johnny Langerhans as captain and Gene Althaus as most valuable player for 1932. Corsicana faces Masonic Home Fort Worth in the Class A state final in Corsicana after semis victories.
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Fredericksburg
Taylor
Mason
Bowers Junction
Westerfeldt
Lane
Menard
Brown
Bertram
Ward
Rocksprings
Proffitt
Burnet
Guffin
Llano
Hotel Ostrow
Hillbillie
Johnny Langerhans
Central Texas
Johnny
Gene Althaus
Gene
Corsicana
Tigers
Masonic
Fort Worth
Amarillo
John Reagan
Houston
Fireclaims two children on Ellis farm near Marshall
Two young children of Charley Richard son, a black farmer, died when their home on the H A Ellis farm near Marshall burned today. The boy age two and girl age three were trapped as the blaze was found while the father worked at a barn and the mother prepared a meal in the kitchen.
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Marshall
Tex
Charley Richardson
H. A. Ellis Farm
Ellis
Domestic Quarrel Prompt Biscuit Remark
A short domestic kitchen exchange ends in a husband telling his wife she is too delicate for heavy work while she questions why she should not bake more biscuits. The dialogue reflects a playful marital dynamic.
Community Christmas program brings joy to town
The Sunday program opened with Arthur Stehling's welcome and featured a Bethlehem pantomime by Bethany Lutheran Sunday School. Solos by Mrs. Theo Haag and Mrs. Arthur Stehling accompanied by Max Wahrmund Jr. and local choirs highlighted the program. Dist. Judge elect Lamar Thaxton spoke on Christmas origins, Lions and P. T. A. participants expressed thanks, and a lit courthouse park tree was unveiled. Lion H A Ries led toy and cash donations from stores and Palace Theatre matinee, with Boy Scouts and Junior Red Cross helping repair toys. Packages will be distributed or mailed from the chamber of commerce once ready.
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Arthur Stehling
Bethlehem
Bethany Lutheran Church
Christ
Jerusalem
Theo Haag
Max Wahrmund, Jr
Methodist Church South
Zions Lutheran Mixed Choir
Adolf Wehmeyer
Cristmas
Margaret Keldel
Max Wahrmund
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church Choir
Alfred Heimann
Zions Lutheran Church
Clemens Kneese
Dist
Lamar Thaxton
Felix Stehling
Lions
Wm. Petmecky
P. T. A. Choral Club
Nannie Striegier
Courthouse Park
Fred Mathisen
Lion H. A. Ries
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
Ries
Odd Lot
Joly Old Nick
Palace Theatre
Boy Scouts
Junior Red Cross
Alfred Neffendorf
Edythe Krauskopf
Social Notes Holiday Guests and Visits Around Texas
Miss Flora Mueller teaches in Boerne and is at home for the holidays. Families visit across San Antonio, New Braunfels, Lott, Bartlett, Austin, Llano, Galveston, and Houston with relatives and friends. Notable names include Keidel, Schoene wolf, Sehallhase, Reichenat, Johnson, Hirsch, Sliva, Schmidt, Rambie, Braeutigam, Foy, Ressmann, Benson, Wehmeyer, Sagebiel, Striegler, Feuerbacher, Carter, Maier, Moursand, Leewis, Kuenemann, Peterman, and Maier.
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Flora Mueller
Boerne
Werner Keidel
Helen
Werner, Jr
San Antonio
Ned Melhenny
Max Schoenewolf
Udo Sehallhase
New Braunfels
Olea Reichenat
Homie
Masor
E. L. Schmidt
H. A. Ries
Dorothy Ries
N. B. Rambie
Viola Braeutigam
E. J. Foy
Felix Ressmann
Houston
Christian Ressmann
Charlie Benson
Lillian Benson
Bartlett
Louies Wehmeyer
el Campo
Edith Sagebiel
H. H. Sagebiel
Austin
Agnes
Elsie
Etna
Loreen Moursand
Pflugerville
LeeLwis
Llano
Frank Peterman
Wesley Kuenemann
William Kuenemann
Elmer Maier
Two Dogs Rescue Trapped Farmer From Timber Fall
Pete Bahr farmer was found alive after seven hours lying in near zero temperatures. A collie and a small terrier kept watch over him until Gus Bahr and others arrived. Geraldine Walch plans to spend Christmas in San Antonio.
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Cottonwood Falls
Kans
Pete Bahr
Bazaar
Kan
Gus Bahr
Christmas Guests Among Local Families Over Holiday Weekend
Mr and Mrs August Cameron and Alfred Cameron plan a weekend in San Antonio with relatives. Miss Mattie Wiley of La Feria visits Mr and Mrs J Estill and Miss Julia Estil for Christmas. Mr and Mrs B L Enderle and children Louise and Donald will stay with Mr and Mrs Erml Gold in Kerrville. Girl Scouts, led by Mrs Edgar Klett, enjoy a Christmas party with in door games and taffy after a merry scout meeting. fourteen attended.
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August Cameron
Alfred Cameron
San Antonio
Mattie Wiley
la Feria
J. Estill
Julia Fstil
B. L. Enderle
Louise
Donald
Erml Gold
Texas Girl Dies in Home Explosion
Blanche Williams, 10, was fatally burned in a Houston area home explosion caused by a kerosene stove. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Williams, were seriously burned while trying to help.
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Texas
Palestine
Blanche Williams
N. H. Williams
Card of Thanks for Charlies Peese Obituary
Acknowledges friends and neighbors for sympathy and help at the death and funeral of Charlies Peese. Thanks Rev. Paul Leonhard the Albert Male Choir for condolence words, songs, and floral offerings. The Bereaved Family.
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Charlies Peese
Paul Leonhard
Albert
This Week Commentary Mixed With Global Affairs
The section criticizes alcohol limits on a country, cites Dr. Arthur Kraus’s hunger protest against anti-Semitic excesses in Polish universities, and compares historical resistance with modern figures. It also notes cheap breakfast in Chicago and a high monthly board rate in California, ending with a remark on S.S. Carvalho.
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Arthur Kraus
New York
City College
Kraus
Mattathias
Mahatma Gandhi
Chicago
California
S.S. Carvalho
Rawleigh Route Ad Targeting Fredericksburg and Kerrville Areas
An advertisement offers Rawleigh Routes covering Fredericksburg Kerrville and nearby North Blanco and Kimberly counties. It promises potential earnings of 25 dollars per week starting, with monthly increases, urging immediate action and listing Rawleigh Co Dept TX 145 S Memphis Tenn.
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Rawleigh
Fredericksburg
Kerrville
North Blanco
Kimble
Rawleigh CO
Dept
Memphis
Tenn
Crime in the gutter borrows gas from war
The piece notes that crime in the gutter borrows poison gas from the crime of war and recounts a bank raid in New York where bandits used a tear gas bomb as they fled, preventing bank clerks from pursuing them. It also mentions a young reporter and a writer sharing rooms in Murray Street near the Sun office.
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Charles A. Dana
Simmons
Murray Street
Broadway
Sun
New York
Boston restaurant orchestras play checkerboard dinner joke
A Boston restaurant patron quips to a versatile orchestra, requesting a playful set. He says, if agreeable to everybody else, he would like them to play checkers until he finishes his meal.
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Boston
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Liano
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Wonder Horse
Universal News
Mary Astor
Kenneth Mackenna
Lillyan Tashman
Neil Hamilton
Berlin
Hrauskopt Bros
Deike’s Hall
Hye, Texas
Music By the
Frits Deike
Pater’s Hall
Texas Night Hawks
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Janary 1
Ladies
Peter
Travelers Cafe
Fine Foods
Alex Mittendorf
Comfort Community Theatre
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